ECALA Funding
The Government of Alberta provides funding to granting councils and agencies across Alberta to support the delivery of part-time, non-formal adult learning opportunities. The Edmonton Community Adult Learning Association (ECALA) is the granting council for Edmonton’s urban centre. ECALA distributes over $2.4 million dollars annually to non-profit organizations to provide Community Adult Learning Program (CALP) opportunities for adult Edmontonians who face social and financial barriers to learning.
ECALA funds foundational learning opportunities from July 1st to June 30th every year. In order to receive CALP funding from ECALA, agencies must be a legal entity incorporated for a minimum of two years under one of the following Alberta Statutes: The Societies Act, Part 9 of the Companies Act, the Libraries Act, the Métis Settlements Act, and the Post-Secondary Learning Act. In cases where the Service Organization is not a legal entity, a Legal Host approved by the department may receive the grant on behalf of the service organization. Agencies must also operate as effective not-for-profit service organizations with sound practices in governance, and in the planning and management of programs, finances, and personnel.
As part of our ongoing Engaging Indigenous Learners initiative, our Call for Applications includes Indigenous Learning Opportunities. Based on the teachings from our initiative, our Indigenous Working Group recommended that we adopt an Indigenous funding process similar to Calgary Learns which requires a call for funding that is separate from our Regular Call for Applications.
2025-2027 Call for Applications
Call for Applications is open. The Call for Applications will be closed Friday, December 13, 2024.
The ECALA CALP grant provides funding to non-profit organizations that provide non-credit literacy and foundational learning opportunities to adults within Edmonton. If you would like to apply for funding, please read our ECALA Applications & Funding Guidelines 2025-2027. If you have any questions about the process or the eligibility of your agency or learning opportunities, email grants@ecala.org.
Resources
Charity Village – The Five R’s of Grant Writing, Tips for Creating Compelling Applications
